“How One Player is Changing the Game Forever.”

When I first saw that work-in-progress headline for Brandon Jennings‘ Dime #46 cover, admittedly I thought it was a reach. But eventually I talked myself into it, and came to believe that Jennings’ groundbreaking decision to sidestep David Stern‘s NBA age limit and still get money right after high school would reverberate on every level of basketball — from high schoolers being presented with another option besides college, to colleges having yet another competitor in the recruiting wars, to the on-court effects of the NBA introducing players with a unique background of having played American high school and international pro ball. Read More »

Let’s try to put Chauncey Billups last two games in perspective: 67 points, 60% FG (18-30), 80% 3FG (12-15), 12 assists, and 0 turnovers. Those numbers are so impressive, they’ve made Chris Paul look like a clear loser in a head-to-head battle for the first time since… February 2008 when Deron Williams gave him 29 and 11, and CP3 only had 6 points and 6 assists? Even if CP3 has been one of three guys to take Chauncey’s offensive onslaught, Big Shot’s dominance has totally overshadowed anything Paul has done (35 points, 24 assists, 9 TO’s). Read More »

Take a look at the Kobe Bryant’s Nike Dream Season. Read More »

Lost in the day-to-day MVP battle between LeBron, D-Wade and Kobe was the fact that Dirk Nowitzki went into these playoffs as hot as anybody in the League. To end the regular season, Dirk went on a string of 25 straight games where he dropped 20-plus points, and took the Mavs from the brink of the Lottery to corralling a 6th-seed. In fact, his final numbers (25.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg) weren’t too far off his stats from his ’07 MVP season. Read More »

Over on KixAndTheCity.com check out exclusive pics of the Jordan Brand Elements Quai 54 Edition. Read More »

(photos. Tim Cowie) Now that Stephen Curry has officially decided to take his white-hot shooting show to the League, we will be inundated with predictions galore about how he’ll fare at the next stage. In Dime #48, we sought to address that question. Here’s the answer.

Over the past three season, every Stephen Curry game has become must-see TV for college basketball fans nationwide. But the question remains: Will his act translate to the NBA stage? Read More »

Dirk came to Erick Dampier‘s defense, trying to diffuse the tension despite his guy’s highly flammable comments in which he guaranteed to put Tony Parker on his back.

In doing so, Dirk reminded everyone that the real dirty player in the series isn’t on his team. Read More »

Less than 24 hours ago, Steph Curry hadn’t told his parents what his decision was going to be. He said that he wanted to “sleep on it,” that he honestly didn’t know what he was going to decide when he went to sleep last night.

But when he woke up this morning, he made the right move, capitalizing on a 28.6 ppg season (with 44-point explosion over Oklahoma and NC State) and mid-first round NBA projections, and decided to forgo his senior season for the League. Read More »

Shout to reader buffaloballa for the tip… This is a great spoof on perhaps the best commercial on TV right now…

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First Birdman rejects Antonio Daniels underneath the cup, then Chauncey finds Nene on a gorgeous behind-the-back pass, and finally Birdman tip-dunks a missed three as if he were Dominique. Before this sequence began, New Orleans could have cut it to a two-point game. When N.O. called timeout, the Nuggets were up 41-33, and never looked back.